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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5983RESOLUTION NO. 5983 A RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE LOCATION OF A LOW LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL SITE WITHIN THE AREA IDENTIFIED AS THE CENTRAL FOOTHILLS IN THE CANDIDATE AREA EVALUATION REPORT PREPARED BY THE COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Pueblo has reviewed the Candidate Area Evaluation Report, Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Colorado, prepared by the Colorado Geological Survey, Department of Natural Resources; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Pueblo believes that the Central Foothills area identified within the report is not an appropriate location for a low level radioactive waste disposal site and that the study and report does not address the needed long -term isolation of wastes from areas of concentrated human habitation or future growth within the Pueblo - Colorado Springs growth corridor; now therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, COLORADO, THAT: The City Council of the City of Pueblo opposes the location of a low level radioactive waste disposal site within the area identified as the Central Foothills in the Candidate Area Evaluation Report prepared by the Colorado Geological Survey, Department of Natural Resources, and requests that such area be excluded from any further study or evaluation as a potential area for a low level radioactive waste disposal site. INTRODUCED March 23 , 1987 BY DOU T -A L_ RTN (Councilperson) APPROVED: Presi ent of the Council) ATTEST: (City Cle k